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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up float in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Float may refer to: Lowboy (trailer), called a float in Eastern Canada usage Float (parade) Float (sculpture)
Float
Device used to keep someone above water
A swimming float, commonly known as pool float or floaty, is a device used for toddlers or other very young children who are beginning to learn how to
Pool_float
Soft drink with ice cream
An ice cream float, soda float or ice cream soda, also known as a spider in Australia and New Zealand, is a chilled beverage made by adding ice cream
Ice_cream_float
Tool used to smooth a concrete surface
A concrete float is a tool used to finish a concrete surface by making it smooth. A float is used after the surface has been made level using a screed
Concrete_float
One of the types of serves in the game of volleyball
The float serve is one of the types of serves in the game of volleyball. The serve involves hitting the volleyball in such a way to minimize the rotation
Float_serve
Material; type of glass
Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal of a low melting point, typically tin, although lead was used for
Float_glass
External voltage needed to keep a battery fully charged
Float voltage is the voltage at which a battery is maintained after being fully charged to maintain that capacity by compensating for self-discharge of
Float_voltage
Deposits within the eye's vitreous humour
Floaters or eye floaters are sometimes-visible deposits (e.g., the shadows of tiny structures of protein or other cell debris projected onto the retina)
Floater
Topics referred to by the same term
Float On may refer to: "Float On" (The Floaters song), 1977 "Float On" (Modest Mouse song), 2004 "Float On", a song by Danny Brown from his 2013 album
Float_On
1977 single by The Floaters
"Float On" is a 1977 song by the R&B/soul group the Floaters. The spoken verses combine two popular trends from the time, star signs and video and phone
Float_On_(Floaters_song)
Portion of shares of a corporation that are in the hands of public investors
In the context of stock markets, the public float or free float represents the portion of shares of a corporation that are in the hands of public investors
Public_float
Level sensor
A float switch is a type of level sensor, a device used to detect the level of liquid within a tank. The switch may be used to control a pump, as an indicator
Float_switch
Condition of an internal combustion engine
Valve float is an adverse condition which can occur at high engine speeds when the poppet valves in an internal combustion engine valvetrain do not properly
Valve_float
American R&B vocal group
The Floaters were an American R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976. The group are best
The_Floaters
American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Ali rode on a float at the following year's Tournament of Roses Parade, launching the U.S. Constitution's
Muhammad_Ali
Decorated platform which is a component of many festive parades
A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle like a truck or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as those
Float_(parade)
Liferaft design
The Carley float (sometimes Carley raft) was a form of invertible liferaft designed by American inventor Horace Carley (1838–1918). Supplied mainly to
Carley_float
Sensory deprivation tank
An isolation tank, sensory deprivation tank, float tank, float pod, float cabin, flotation tank, or sensory attenuation tank is a water filled, pitch-black
Isolation_tank
The lung float test, also called the hydrostatic test or docimasia, is a controversial autopsy procedure used in determining whether lungs have undergone
Lung_float_test
Filipino dessert
Mango float or crema de mangga is a Filipino icebox cake dessert made with layers of graham cracker crust, whipped cream, condensed milk, and ripe carabao
Mango_float
32-bit computer number format
Single-precision floating-point format (sometimes called FP32, float32, or float) is a computer number format, usually occupying 32 bits in computer memory;
Single-precision floating-point format
Single-precision_floating-point_format
A float chamber is a device for automatically regulating the supply of a liquid to a system. It is most typically found in the carburettor of an internal
Float_chamber
2023 Canadian drama film
Float is a 2023 Canadian drama film, directed by Sherren Lee. The film stars Andrea Bang as Waverly, a young woman with a tense relationship with her
Float_(2023_film)
Aircraft with an undercarriage capable of operating from water surfaces
amphibious floats. A floatplane has slender floats, mounted under the fuselage. Two floats are common, but other configurations are possible. Only the floats of
Seaplane
Vehicle for delivering milk
A milk float is a vehicle specifically designed for the delivery of fresh milk. Today, milk floats are usually battery electric vehicles, but they were
Milk_float
Topics referred to by the same term
Float Away may refer to: Float Away, a 2005 album by Andrea Lewis Float Away, a 2006 song by Robbie Rivera Float Away, a song from the 2013 Donora album
Float_Away
1970 studio album by Organisation
Tone Float is the only album by the German band Organisation zur Verwirklichung gemeinsamer Musikkonzepte (Organisation). Organisation included as members
Tone_Float
Oceanographic instrument platform used for making subsurface measurements in the ocean
A float (not to be confused with a drifter) is an oceanographic instrument platform used for making subsurface measurements in the ocean without the need
Float_(oceanography)
Type of float for fishing nets
Glass floats were used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines, afloat. Large groups of fishnets
Glass_float
Angling equipment
fishing float or bobber is a lightweight buoy used in angling, usually attached to a fishing line. Angling with a float is sometimes called float fishing
Fishing_float
Mechanism for filling water tanks
A ballcock (also balltap or float valve) is a mechanism or machine for filling water tanks, such as those found in flush toilets, while avoiding overflow
Ballcock
Pontoon, an airtight flotation device
A float (also called a pontoon) is an airtight hollow structure, similar to a pressure vessel, designed to provide buoyancy in water. Its principal applications
Float_(nautical)
2019 short film by Bobby Rubio
Float is a 2019 American animated comedy short film directed and written by Bobby Rubio, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt
Float_(2019_film)
Californian start-up commuter airline
FLOAT Shuttle that means Fly Over All Traffic is a Californian start-up commuter airline based in Pomona. The airline was founded by Arnel Guiang, Tom
FLOAT_Shuttle
Topics referred to by the same term
Mega-Float may refer to: Mega-Float, an experimental 1000-meter floating runway in Tokyo Bay, existing from 2000 until 2001 A very large pontoon-type floating
Mega-Float
Submersible device used to map ocean currents well below the surface
RAFOS floats are submersible devices used to map ocean currents well below the surface. They drift with these deep currents and listen for acoustic "pongs"
RAFOS_float
Rock fragments detached from original outcrop
In geology, a floater or a float is a piece of rock that has been eroded, isolated and transported away from its original outcrop, and it is found within
Floater_(geology)
Unpowered barge with railroad tracks mounted on its deck
A railroad car float or rail barge is a specialised form of lighter with railway tracks mounted on its deck used to move rolling stock across water obstacles
Car_float
2022 song by Tim and the Glory Boys
"Float" is a song recorded by Canadian country group Tim and the Glory Boys. The song was written by the band's frontman Tim Neufeld along with Rodney
Float_(song)
64-bit computer number format
provides the types SHORT-FLOAT, SINGLE-FLOAT, DOUBLE-FLOAT and LONG-FLOAT. Most implementations provide SINGLE-FLOATs and DOUBLE-FLOATs with the other types
Double-precision floating-point format
Double-precision_floating-point_format
Float that is pulled or carried during a festival in Japan
Matsuri float, also known as a dashi or sansha, is a type of float that is either pulled or carried during a festival in Japan. It is a general term used
Matsuri_float
2004 single by Modest Mouse
"Float On" is a song by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on March 8, 2004, as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Good News for People
Float_On_(Modest_Mouse_song)
Term from the banking sector
A managed float regime, also known as a dirty float, is a type of exchange rate regime where a currency's value is allowed to fluctuate in response to
Managed_float_regime
1977 studio album by The Floaters
Floaters is the debut studio album recorded by American R&B group The Floaters, released in 1977 on the ABC label. The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B
Floaters_(album)
Charging a battery to keep it fully charged
A battery under continuous float voltage charging is said to be float-charging. For lead–acid batteries under no-load float charging (such as in SLI batteries)
Trickle_charging
Part of money supply
In economics, float is duplicate money present in the banking system during the time between a deposit being made in the recipient's account and the money
Float_(money_supply)
Flower-covered parade floats used in the Rose Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade floats are parade floats used in the annual New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade held in Pasadena, California. They evolved
Rose_Parade_floats
Floating stage in Marina Bay, Singapore
The Float at Marina Bay, stylised as The Float@Marina Bay and also known as the Marina Bay Floating Platform, was a multi-purpose outdoor venue at the
The_Float_@_Marina_Bay
Method of changing gears
Float shifting, or floating gears, is the process of changing gears, in typically a non-synchronous transmission, without depressing the clutch. Shifting
Float_shifting
The float or turtle is a b-boying move in which breakdancers turn on their hands with their body horizontal to the floor. Its origins are from basic gymnastics
Float_(breakdancing_move)
Small boat for anglers
A float tube, also known as a belly boat or kick boat, is a small, lightweight inflatable fishing craft which anglers use to fish from. They were originally
Float_tube
Firefighting vessel
A fireboat or fire-float is a specialized watercraft with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The first fireboats,
Fireboat
Cheap football commonly used by children
A penny floater or fly away is a kind of cheap football commonly used by children in the Western world. Its name derives from the fact that when they
Penny_floater
Body of water in England
The Great Float is a body of water on the Wirral Peninsula, England, formed from the natural tidal inlet, the Wallasey Pool. It is split into two large
Great_Float
Amount of slack time in a project
management, float or slack is the amount of time that a task in a project network can be delayed without causing a delay to: subsequent tasks ("free float") project
Float_(project_management)
Blue chip stock market index
companies in the Eurozone in terms of free-float market capitalization. The index captures about 60% of the free-float market capitalization of the EURO STOXX
EURO_STOXX_50
Marine hydrozoan
Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans. A gas-filled bladder allows it to float on the surface, propelled by currents, tides, and by a sail at the top of
Physalia_utriculus
American swimmer
Jeffrey James Float is an American former competitive swimmer, world record holder, world champion and Olympic gold medalist. He qualified for the 1980
Jeff_Float
16-bit computer number format
1982 (a 4-bit exponent and a 12-bit mantissa), the top 16 bits of a 32-bit float (8 exponent and 7 mantissa bits) called a bfloat16, and Thomas J. Scott's
Half-precision floating-point format
Half-precision_floating-point_format
Metal file used for making wooden hand planes
woodworking float (more rarely used in silversmithing), also called a planemaker's float, is a tapered, flat, single cut file of two types: edge float and the
Float_(woodworking)
Buoyant object for indicating or measuring liquid level
Liquid level floats, also known as float balls, are spherical, cylindrical, oblong or similarly shaped objects, made from either rigid or flexible material
Float_(liquid_level)
Very pure silicon obtained by vertical zone melting
Float-zone silicon is very pure silicon obtained by vertical zone melting. The process was developed at Bell Labs by Henry Theuerer in 1955 as a modification
Float-zone_silicon
Float made for religious parades
A paso (Spanish for 'Episode of the Passion of Christ') is an elaborate float made for religious processions. They are carried by porters on staves, like
Paso_(float)
IEEE standard for floating-point arithmetic
with negligible loss of speed, for all but the simplest arithmetic with float and double operands. For example, it should be used for scratch variables
IEEE_754
Kayaking tool
A paddle float may be used for reentry into a kayak after a capsize in open water. It may also be used for a reentry and roll, or for training a kayak
Paddle_float
American dark comedy film by Luca Balser
What Doesn't Float is a 2023 American anthology dark comedy film directed by Luca Balser from a screenplay by Shauna Fitzgerald. It features an ensemble
What_Doesn't_Float
percent of the American market by capitalization. It is weighted by free-float market capitalization, so more valuable companies account for relatively
List_of_S&P_500_companies
Unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system
An uncontrolled decompression is an undesired drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as a pressurised aircraft cabin or hyperbaric chamber, that
Uncontrolled_decompression
2013 studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Float Along – Fill Your Lungs is the third studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 27 September
Float_Along_–_Fill_Your_Lungs
1998 film by Forest Whitaker
Hope Floats is a 1998 American romantic drama film directed by Forest Whitaker and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Mae Whitman, and Gena Rowlands
Hope_Floats
Boat used as a home
since the time of the Srivijaya kingdom. Raft houses are built on rafts and float along the banks of the Musi River, Ogan River and Komering River. To avoid
Houseboat
2017 studio album by Tom Rainey
Float Upstream is an album by American jazz drummer Tom Rainey, the second with his band Obbligato, which freely interpreted jazz standards. It was recorded
Float_Upstream
French–American actress (born 1992)
company, she has co-produced and starred in the dark comedy film What Doesn't Float (2023). Chalamet was born in New York City, the first child of Nicole Flender
Pauline_Chalamet
Data types supported by the C programming language
language provides the four basic arithmetic type specifiers char, int, float and double (as well as the Boolean type bool), and the modifiers signed
C_data_types
Horse cart with low rear for loading deliveries
A float is a form of two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, often with a dropped axle to give an especially low load-bed. They were intended for use by deliverymen
Float_(horse-drawn)
Type of securities offering in which a private company goes public
in the open market at what is known as the free float. Stock exchanges stipulate a minimum free float both in absolute terms (the total value as determined
Initial_public_offering
located in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. Each parcel is called a "float." They were created in 1860 by the U.S. government to compensate the Baca
Baca_land_grants
Equipment used to seal walls of bore holes
are used to ensure satisfactory zone isolation is obtained. Float Shoes and Collars (float valves) prevent backflow after the cement has been pumped into
Cementing_equipment
Piece of light construction equipment
A power trowel (also known as a "power float" and "troweling machine") is a piece of light construction equipment used by construction companies and contractors
Power_trowel
Event during ship construction marking the first time the ship is floated
Float-out is the process in shipbuilding that follows the keel laying and precedes the fitting-out process. It is analogous to launching a ship, a specific
Float-out
2000 studio album by Aesop Rock
Float is the second studio album by American hip-hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Mush Records on September 5, 2000. Produced by Aesop Rock,
Float_(Aesop_Rock_album)
Defunct annual event in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
The Big Float was an annual July celebration of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established in 2011, as a benefit for the Human
Big_Float
of floats for the Tournament of Roses Parade, which is held every New Year's Day in the city of Pasadena. The Rose Palace was one of three "float barns"
Rose_Palace
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up floater in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A floater is a shadow-like shape that appears singly or together with several others in the field
Floater_(disambiguation)
Australian meat pie and soup dish
The pie floater is an Australian dish sold in Adelaide. It consists of a meat pie in a thick pea soup, typically with the addition of tomato sauce. Believed
Pie_floater
Financial ratio
to occur in stocks with small market capitalization and a small public float. "Fields Definition". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 November 2018. "What is the
Short_interest_ratio
Type of floating bridge
ponton bridge), also known as a floating bridge, is a bridge that uses floats or shallow-draft boats to support a continuous deck for pedestrian and vehicle
Pontoon_bridge
Large pack of floating ice
An ice floe (/floʊ/) is a segment of floating ice defined as a flat piece at least 20 metres (66 ft) across at its widest point, and up to more than 10
Ice_floe
Fishing technique
a single hook with edible bait. Some type of bite indicator, such as a float, a bell or a quiver tip, is often used to relay underwater status of the
Angling
Australian stock market index
The S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) index is a market-capitalisation weighted and float-adjusted stock market index of stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
S&P/ASX_200
Former station in Ireland
Float Railway Station was a former station on the Inny Junction to Cavan branch of the Midland Great Western Railway, Ireland. It opened in 1856 and closed
Float_railway_station
Frozen dessert sold by Wendy's
The Frosty is a frozen dairy dessert of the American fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. The Frosty was among the first five items introduced on the Wendy's
Frosty_(frozen_dairy_dessert)
Short story by Stephen King
onlookers, nearly causing them to fall off the raft. When the creature floats under the raft, Deke prepares to make a desperate jump into the lake to
The_Raft_(short_story)
Float in the Pasasdena Rose Parade
The Cal Poly Universities Rose Float is a joint entry of a rose float into the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association's annual Rose Parade by both Cal
Cal Poly Universities Rose Float
Cal_Poly_Universities_Rose_Float
West Indian cricketer (c.1872–??)
Joseph 'Float' Woods (born about 1872 in Barbados, death details unknown) was a West Indian cricketer best known as a member of the 1900 West Indian tourists
Float_Woods
Net used for fishing
water by means of floats at the top. Various light "corkwood"-type woods have been used around the world as fishing floats. Floats come in different sizes
Fishing_net
Buoy designed to be thrown to person in water, to prevent drowning
device – Equipment to help the wearer keep afloat in water Pool float, also known as swimming float – Device used to keep someone above water Swim ring – Inflatable
Lifebuoy
Fictional character from It
clown Pennywise, who offers him a red balloon and tells him how people float down in the sewers. Pennywise offers Georgie his boat back, but when Georgie
Georgie_Denbrough
Japanese experimental rock band
dancey polyrhythms atonal composition or psychedelia. OOIOO (1997) Feather Float (1999) Gold and Green (2000) Kila Kila Kila (2003) Taiga (2006) Armonico
OOIOO
Beverage with separated layers
water and the most alcohol, such as rum with 75% alcohol by volume, are floated on top. These drinks are made primarily for visual enjoyment rather than
Layered_drink
FLOAT
FLOAT
Girl/Female
Irish
eithne means “kernel of a nut or seed†but it may also be related to Aidan meaning “little fire.†There are at least nine St. Eithnes. One 6th century St. Eithne was the mother of St. Columba. Before the birth of her son an angel appeared to her displaying a beautifully colored cloak covered with wonderful flowers. When she reached for the cloak it rose into the air, and spreading out, floated over land and sea until it seemed to rest upon the hills of a distant land. This vision foretold that her little son was to travel over the seas and there win great distinction and honour.
Girl/Female
Irish
eithne means “kernel of a nut or seed†but it may also be related to Aidan meaning “little fire.†There are at least nine St. Eithnes. One 6th century St. Eithne was the mother of St. Columba. Before the birth of her son an angel appeared to her displaying a beautifully colored cloak covered with wonderful flowers. When she reached for the cloak it rose into the air, and spreading out, floated over land and sea until it seemed to rest upon the hills of a distant land. This vision foretold that her little son was to travel over the seas and there win great distinction and honour.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Floating, Revolution
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Floating
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Float; Buoyant
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Floating in Glory
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, British, Christian, English, French, Gaelic, Greek, Indian, Muslim, Tamil, Traditional
Attractive; Fair; Good Looking; Little Rock; Rock; Comely; Light; Buoyant; Float; Buoyant or Float
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from one of the places called Fleet, in Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, and Lincolnshire, or from Holt Fleet on the Severn river in Worcestershire, all named with Old English flēot ‘stream’ or ‘estuary’. It may also be a topographic name from the same word used independently.English : nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English flete ‘fleet’, ‘rapid’ (probably from Old English flēotan ‘to float or glide rapidly’, and so ultimately akin to 1).
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A float buoyant
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Floating; Revolution
Boy/Male
Hindu
Floating, Revolution
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Float; Buoyant
Boy/Male
Tamil
Floating, Revolution
FLOAT
FLOAT
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Virtuous
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a mild and gentle man, from Middle English do ‘doe’ (Old English dÄ).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name (Old French d’Eu) for someone from Eu in Seine-Maritime, France. The place name is either a dramatic reduction of Latin Augusta ‘(city of) Augustus’, or else derives from the Germanic element auwa ‘water meadow’, ‘island’.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Hanuman
Girl/Female
Danish American German Swedish Teutonic
Famous day. Derived from a compound of two German words. Also, glory of the Danes.
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Superior; The Elder
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Pure; Soul; Virtuous
Boy/Male
Irish
Surname.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Flame
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
Lord Ganesha's Vehicle
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Yearby.
FLOAT
FLOAT
FLOAT
FLOAT
FLOAT
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Float
a.
Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals.
v. t.
To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor.
n.
One who floats or swims.
a.
Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt.
v. t.
To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
adv.
In a floating manner.
v. t.
To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.
v. i.
The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.
v. i.
Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something.
a.
Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air.
n.
A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel.
n.
A float for indicating the height of a liquid surface.
n.
Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.
imp. & p. p.
of Float
a.
That may be floated.
v. i.
A float board. See Float board (below).
v. i.
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
v. i.
The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.
n.
To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance, whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate.